Chapter 12 text

As the days went on Finny's leg was getting a lot better and he thought that maybe if he kept resting he could do other stuff again, like he normally used to. One morning he was walking and he fell down the stairs and re broke his leg. When he broke his leg someone got first aid for him and then they called Dr. Stanpole. He arrived and has Finny carried out on a chair. Dr. Stanpole told me that Finny’s leg was broken again but assures him that it is a much cleaner break than last time. It relieved me but also made everything worse cause all I could think about was how we had to train, and since the last break I was practically a part of Finny now. I did not know what to expect now because before when Finny broke his leg I had to start playing sports for him and go into the Olympics, but now what would I have to do. It could be worse than playing for him. I was worried more this time. As the Doctor was still examining on Finny he came outside of the room after and I was sitting there, he leaned down and told me that Finny was dead. There was this numb feeling that came over me and I did not know what to think from that moment on. The doctor explained to me that a bit of marrow escaped from Finny's bone as he was setting it, entering Finny’s bloodstream and stopping his heart. I did not cry, even later at the funeral. I felt that me becoming a part of Phineas made it like my funeral as well.